Welcome to First Impressions, a place for sharing your thought about legal news and issues in Indiana and beyond. I'm
your host, Jennifer Nelson, Web editor for Indiana Lawyer. Just like in the courtroom, we encourage everyone
to interact with civility.

Maybe you’d like to sue your parents for dressing you horribly as a child or not letting you get your nose pierced when
you were a teen, but you’d never really file a lawsuit – unless you’re these two kids from Illinois.

A new report released by the American Civil Liberties Union touts changes that “tough on crime” states have made
to reduce incarceration rates, save money, and lower crime rates. It also mentions Indiana’s efforts in sentencing reform.

A recent study has found that only Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C., could use a few more lawyers. Why then does
an Indiana college think that our state is underserved and needs a new law school?

The online friends who tipped off a man holed up in a hotel to the police’s actions could face obstruction charges.
How did they know he was involved in a standoff? He wrote about it on his Facebook page.

Who knew there could be so much drama surrounding the Indiana secretary of state? Charlie White’s mom is planning on
filing a lawsuit, stemming from her treatment during her son’s grand jury proceedings.